Pet Supply Shop

[eve1974]

Random Q's:

For the animal lovers what would you want a pet shop (store front not online) to supply? From basic must have's to quirky one offs?

[woofgang]

I wouldn't, sorry. I buy my petfood online in bulk, same with chews and treats. The tortoises eat home grown stuff or vegetables bought with my shopping. Things like collars and leads I buy online from a specialist small business.

[THECORBYLOON]

"Things like collars and leads I buy online from a specialist small business."

Is that for the pets or is there something you want to tell us...?

[eve1974]

ty Woof. Yes I suspect many people will rather do the online route.

we buy the food online but also cannot resist going into any high street pet store to buy....well random dog stuff (spoilt)

[eve1974]

Is there anything at all that you would buy from a pet supply store if you were walking past Woof?

[eve1974]

corby hahahaha

[237SJ]

Cat trees and scratching posts are popular at the moment due to people obtaining indoor rescue cats so you might want to look at that.

[choux]

Squeaky, soft toys - very spoiled :)

[MartinMillar]

Homemade dog treats especially if they didn’t contain peanut butter

[eve1974]

ty 237sj and choux

[eve1974]

And ty MM -

pls keep the ideas coming folks

[MartinMillar]

Decent dog beds that don’t cost the earth

[eve1974]

Another good idea MM

[Buenchico]

While I might very occasionally use dedicated pet product retailers (such as Pets at Home or Jollyes), I buy most of what I need for my cats from supermarkets (e.g. Asda or Morrison's for cat food) or discount stores (e.g. Pet Hut in Poundstretcher, Wilko or B&M for things like cat beds).

I felt sad when a small, local pet shop closed down in Stowmarket but then realised that, apart from once buying a greetings card (with a cat picture on it) in there, I probably hadn't actually ventured into it for over a decade. So I can understand why it's hard for independent pet shops to make money.

[Canary42]

A pet

[Buenchico]

>>> Decent dog beds that don’t cost the earth

If you've got a Poundstretcher near you, MM, check out their 'Pet Hut' aisle. It's always my first port of call for good quality, but inexpensive, pet beds.

[pastafreak]

I last bought both a cat bed and a cat cave at Wilko...both were cheaper than Amazon.
I'd want my pet food to be a competitive price...ie, same as supermarkets. Right now I buy from Sainsbury's and Wilko. I'd bought from Amazon early in the year, but their prices...except for those from Morrison's...have skyrocketed.
No suggestions for quirky unfortunately. My cats are both boring and have little interest in toys :(

[calmck]

Gave up on cat toys and beds.
Blue has found grandsons bag of golf balls and how to open it. She sleeps on the coffee table.
DJ changes her sleeping place weekly, goes round the house clockwise to a specific spot.
Binkie sleeps on the stuffed dog on grandsons bed or on the doll bed. Toys are beneath her but bring on the cardboard box.
Babu sleeps across the doors that open to the outside or on the marble in front of the fire. Sometimes plays "golf " with blue.
Cookie and Marmalade come to my bed about midnight and stay till 5pm when they go out. Marmalade sometimes has a half hour sunbathe at 8.30 am on the watered grass. They will all greet the dogs at some point during the day.

[woofgang]

eve1974
Question Author
Is there anything at all that you would buy from a pet supply store if you were walking past Woof?

no, sorry nothing

and @canary, definitely not a pet.

[MartinMillar]

Those pet beds are good if you don’t have 30+ kilo dogs. I have bought one before and the stuffing moved about or didn’t wash well and the ones that were made of foam were so thin that they may have well laid on the carpet

[pixie374]

I also get everything online really. This may not be what you want, but if it were my choice- I would only consider a tack shop and horse stuff. It's one place where everyone seems to like to go in, rather than just order. And there is no end of crap that people can't or won't buy for their horses :-)